Sheldon wrote:
>
> Gary Grathen wrote:
> > I have a set of "silver color" Oneida silverware with the word "Oneida" on
> > the handle in block letters. It has no discernable taste or smell.
> >
> > However, I have the same pattern with the word "Oneida" on the handle in
> > script. That set has a "silver-coppery" color and has a "stinky" metallic
> > taste and smell, especially noticable when eating food like yogurt.
> >
> > Can anyone explain why one set is OK and the other set "stinks"?
>
> Obviously the one you say is "silver color" is stainless steel (no
> smell/taste... the "silver-coppery" one is essentially cheaply plated
> over pot metal (pseudo vermeil), ie. crap, toss it in the trash.
>
'Silver-coppery' sounds like silver or silverplate, which is in need of
polishing.
I believe that most of the Oneida slverplate is over brass.

Sheila